Jostedalsbreen National Park

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Jostedalsbreen National Park is a protected area in western Norway best known for encompassing Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland, along with dramatic fjord and mountain landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
area about 1310 square kilometres
contains Styggevatnet lake
surface form: Austdalsvatnet lake

Austerdalsbreen glacier arm
Briksdalsbreen glacier arm
Bøyabreen
surface form: Bøyabreen glacier arm

Fjærlandsbreen glacier arm
Høgste Breakulen
Jostedalsbreen glacier
Lodalskåpa mountain
Nigardsbreen
surface form: Nigardsbreen glacier arm

Nigardsvatnet lake
Styggevatnet lake
Tunsbergdalsbreen
surface form: Tunsbergdalsbreen glacier arm

fjords
mountain landscapes
country Norway
established 1991
governingBody Norwegian Environment Agency
hasClimate maritime climate
hasEcosystemType alpine tundra
glacier
subalpine forest
hasHighestPoint Lodalskåpa
hasMainFeature largest glacier on the European mainland
hasStatus IUCN Category II protected area
languageOfOfficialName Norwegian
locatedIn Western Norway
surface form: western Norway
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Vestland county NERFINISHED
locatedOn Scandinavian Peninsula
namedAfter Jostedalsbreen glacier
surface form: Jostedalsbreen
nearbySettlement Stryn
surface form: Jostedal

Sogndal
Stryn
nearbyWaterBody Nordfjord NERFINISHED
Sognefjord NERFINISHED
officialName Jostedalsbreen National Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jostedalsbreen nasjonalpark
partOf Norwegian national park system
protects Jostedalsbreen glacier
surface form: Jostedalsbreen ice cap

alpine ecosystems
glacial landscapes
touristAttraction glacier hiking
guided glacier walks
ice climbing
mountain hiking
touristInformationCentre Breheimsenteret in Jostedalen
Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre in Oppstryn
Norsk Bremuseum in Fjærland

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Sognefjord hasProtectedAreaNearby Jostedalsbreen National Park
Hardangerfjord hasNearbyNationalPark Jostedalsbreen National Park
this entity surface form: Folgefonna National Park
Nordfjord nearNationalPark Jostedalsbreen National Park
Vestland containsNationalPark Jostedalsbreen National Park
Vestland containsNationalPark Jostedalsbreen National Park
this entity surface form: Folgefonna National Park
Jotunheimen contains Jostedalsbreen National Park
Sogn region hasAttraction Jostedalsbreen National Park
Sogn og Fjordane traditional district hasProtectedArea Jostedalsbreen National Park
Jostedalsbreen glacier locatedIn Jostedalsbreen National Park
subject surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Jostedalsbreen glacier protectedBy Jostedalsbreen National Park
subject surface form: Jostedalsbreen
Jostedalsbreen National Park officialName Jostedalsbreen National Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen nasjonalpark
Sogn og Fjordane containsPart Jostedalsbreen National Park
Stryn (town) hasNearbyAttraction Jostedalsbreen National Park
Oldedalen near Jostedalsbreen National Park
Loen valley hasAttraction Jostedalsbreen National Park
Lovatnet hasNearbyAttraction Jostedalsbreen National Park
Lustrafjord hasNearbyAttraction Jostedalsbreen National Park
Luster Municipality contains Jostedalsbreen National Park
Sogndal Municipality hasNaturalAttraction Jostedalsbreen National Park
this entity surface form: Jostedalsbreen National Park (nearby access)
Stryn Municipality contains Jostedalsbreen National Park